Here is the current list of Undocumented Changes.
Don’t forget to check out our Known Issues thread too:
I took all the info we had already and made this list. I’ll add new things to it as we discover them, but please continue to add things you find that aren’t here already.
A huge thanks to everyone who submitted all the info, keep PM-ing/mailing us in, or post in this thread.
[highlight]Updated March 31st 2008[/highlight]
General
- Some NPCs at the Sanctum of the Stars, including Commander Hobb, have had their bow models updated.
- The buildings that connect the various parts of Thunder Bluff no longer dismount players, or take Druids out of [spell]Travel Form[/spell].
- There are new loading screen tips.
- Some game physics have been changed to prevent players wall climbing/wall jumping.
- When landing in water you now sink enough to have to hold your breath.
- There is now a direct flightpath from Ratchet to Orgimmar (it used to go by way of Crossroads).
[druid]Druid[/druid]
- Druids that were in [spell]Tree of Life[/spell] Form or [spell]Moonkin Form[/spell] will now be able to auto-shift out to mount up.
[hunter]Hunter[/hunter]
- Ammo Pouches and Arrow Quivers can no longer be simultaneously equipped in your character’s bag slots.
- Pet Boar’s Charge ability generates a lot less threat compared to post-2.4 threat lists.
[mage]Mage[/mage]
- [spell]Icy Veins[/spell] now has a sound when cast (cracling sound, similar to new Priest [spell]Power Word: Shield[/spell] spell).
[paladin]Paladin[/paladin]
[priest]Priest[/priest]
- [spell]Touch of Weakness[/spell] no longer interrupts channeling when it procs.
- [spell]Mind Vision[/spell] can no longer be used in Arena. It also doesn’t interrupt drinking/eating.
[rogue]Rogue[/rogue]
- Attempting to pickpocket a target that has been picked will produce a message informing that the target’s pocket has been picked.
- Cheat Death ability now properly reduce incoming damage (was bugged since 2.3.2 patch and absorbed too much damage: it decreased all incoming damage by 90% and then absorbed 90% of damage taken. In sum it is 99% of absorption for 3 seconds.)
- If a rogue hits an immune enemy, he will not lose his combo points.
[shaman]Shaman[/shaman]
[warrior]Warrior[/warrior]
- [spell]Whirlwind[/spell] has a new sound.
PvP
Professions
Alchemy
- [item]Assassin’s Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +108 AP, Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.
- [item]Guardian’s Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +54 Defense Rating, Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.
- [item]Sorcerer’s Alchemist Stone[/item] confers +63 Damage/Healing, Increases effect of Healing and Mana potion +40%.
Blacksmithing
Engineering
- 350 epic goggles have a L62 requirement.
Herbalism
- Nightmare Vine now has spawn points at both Forge Camp: Wrath and Forge Camp: Terror in Blade’s Edge Mountains
Mining
Quests
- Dragonmaw Transporters now stay on their mounts, and are now likely to evade more.
- The quest The Deadliest Trap Ever Laid has had the gold reward increased from 7 gold 28 silver to 18 gold, 28 silver.
- Nethermine Ravagers in the Netherwing Mine spawn more frequently, and there are a lot more of them.
- The number of [item]Netherwing Crystal[/item]s required for the daily quest Netherwing Crystals has been dropped from 40 to 30.
- Players are now only required to kill 6 Bloodscale Enchantresses in the Sporeggar repeatable quest Now That We’re Still Friends…
Dungeons & Raids
Black Temple
- Reliquary of Souls is bugged and isn’t casting Deaden nor shielding in Phase 2.
Mount Hyjal
- 12 rep for each mob kill, 375 rep for each boss. 1500 rep for Archimonde.
- Horde Camp Witch Doctors no longer put down healing totems.
- Archimonde’s Targeting hit circle is now about the size of the one on ROS.
- Warriors can no longer intercept back on air bursts.
- Mining nodes in MH don’t appear to drop green gems anymore, have a higher rate on epic gems and now drop a grey fragment that sells for 30g/stack (20 stack).
Tempest Keep
- Void Reaver no longer targets a player before casting an Arcane Orb, so boss Add Ons such as BigWigs or Deadly Boss Mods are no longer able to warn of incoming Orbs.
Magtheridon’s Lair
Karazhan
- Releasing a chess piece in Karazhan sometimes bumps you back to Curator’s room now.
Items
- The [item]Zapthrottle Mote Extractor[/item] has a new on-use animation.
- Stats of [item]Shifting Tanzanite[/item] changed from +5 STR and +4 AGI to +5 AGI and +6 STA.
- The Fists of Fury (Weapon set: Claw of Molten Fury + Fist of Molten Fury) added to Hyjal loot table.
- Items intended for Retribution paladins have been rebalanced. Spell damage has been replaced with stats such as critical strike, haste, and strength on Season 1 and 2, Tier 4 through Tier 6, and other miscellaneous Retribution gear. Season 3 was already changed in patch. 2.3.
- Corrected tooltips for most trinkets to show more accurate cooldowns (only tooltip text change). For instance, [item]Bladefist’s Breadth[/item] now show correct cooldown of 1.5 minutes instead of 2 minutes.
- The PvP mounts [item]Swift Warstrider[/item] and [item]Reins of the Black War Elekk[/item] have been added to the game.
- [item]Golden Cenarion Greaves[/item] - Blizzard has removed 35 spell damage and healing from this item.
- [item]Philosopher’s Stone[/item] is now a trinket with +5 to all stats (level requirement 35)
- Items with cooldowns now have text “Cooldown Remaining: mm:ss” at their tooltips.
- Battleworn Tuskguard - Changed from 40 block rating to 40 defense rating.
- [item]Stratholme Holy Water[/item] does less damage. Most likely a cause of no longer being affected by Spell Damage bonuses.
- Brewfest pony keg now lets you choose where to put it.
User Interface
- Tutorial hints (after clicking on the yellow exclamation mark at the bottom of the screen) are now displayed in the center instead of at the bottom.
- Separate options added to display names of pets, companions, or creations for friendly or hostile units.
Sounds
- There is new music in Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff inns.
- Equipping a fishing pole will now mute the music.
- Soulwell now make an ambient sound around it.
- Portals now have a sound.
- Ritual of Refreshment now has a different sound.
World Environment
- Monstrous Kaliri now fly way more quickly and more or less dismount you with one hit.
- Netherwing Transporters will now hover above you and shoot you full of arrows before finally descending into melee range.
- Winged Demons in the Blade’s Edge Mountains (Ogri’la plateau) and Hellfire Peninsula (Pools of Aggonar) have started to use their wings instead of walking back and forth.
- All Lightning Wasps have been removed from Bash’ir landing, there are only ethereals and elementals left there.
- The Fel Orcs on Netherwing Ledge now speak like other NPCs do with voice emotes.
- Skyguard Khatie in Skyguard Outpost in Blade’s Edge is now mounted and flying on a nether ray.
- Domesticated Felboar no longer give experience when killed.
- Lor’themar Theron has had his dialogue changed to acknowledge Kael’Thas has betrayed the blood elves.
Graphics
- Dwarf weapons have increased in size when sheathed.
- Dwarf male shoulder pads have decreased in size.
- Will of the forsaken animation was changed.
- The animation and flight speed of Avenger’s Shield has been increased..
- Sprint has a new animation.
- There is a new skin for Druid Gladiator head armor: the colour of the faceguard portion now matches the other parts of the set.
- Warlock Season 3 Gloves have have a graphics change.
- Human female’s weapons appear much larger when sheathed.
- The animation for the Shadowbolt seems to move faster than before.
- Male Tauren weapons had their size reduced while on the character’s back.
- On both the normal and epic Night Elf sabers, the rider has been shifted forward.
- Character models have been updated to increase performance. Only visible on human female characters.
Bug Fixes
- The Falthrien Academy is now correctly displayed as a subzone of Eversong Woods, not as a zone (which has a bigger fade text on entering).
- Some mounts (like the epic Hawkstrider) now make a sound, when standing still and pressing the space bar.
- Wind Rider Master Urda, in Hammerfall, is now standing on her platform instead of under it.
- The cost of flight paths will now be properly reduced if your reputation is Friendly, Revered or Exalted.
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